This post is the 4th one dedicated to express what I am learning from each therapy session.
Pros:
Today was the forth therapy session with my new therapist. We begin talking about how I am feeling right now. I referred one more time how I think I could have a bipolar disorder and the symptoms that I have been experiencing. My therapist told me that probably I do not have a bipolar disorder, but he didn’t ask me for a complete clinical history.
On the other end, I have my doctor who said that my symptoms are associated with a bipolar disorder and that I have a good probability of having this disorder. 1 week ago my doctor prescribed me meds for the mood swings and since then I have been sleeping better as well my mood is stabilized. Before that, I was taking antidepressants for 3 months and I was feeling worse (insomnia and mood swings).
My therapist said that my depression came after the anxiety periods because I do not give me permission to relax and “recharge batteries”.
After the bipolar concerns my therapist said that it is important to know who I am, and connect my emotions, thoughts and behaviors. Everything we do have a reason and are based in past experiences. We talked about my life until I was 11 years old with good and bad past experiences. I talk about my parents, what were their behaviors and how was my education.
In the end of the session my therapist introduced me to some CBT techniques, some of which I already had learned on this program: challenging thoughts, planning pleasant activities and interact with other people.
Cons:
In the first post I said that I would allow my therapist to be imperfect but this does not mean that I do not write what he could improve. He said that I did not have a bipolar disorder even thought he didn’t know my clinical history. He introduced me to some CBT tools but did not give any papers to know how these tools are organized. Fortunately, I am self-motivated, and I use the tools that exist on this program.
